Full title original language:Recurso de casación por infracción de ley interpuesto por Don Pedro Brú

Abstract:One of the first cases on artistic copyright heard by the Spanish Supreme Court referred to the protection of an artistic work, a “catafalque”. Here we can observe the meaning and effect of copyright formalities, mainly the legal deposit and registration, under the 1847 Literary Property Act. The appellant, who claimed to have been the author of the work, failed to show that he had deposited a pictorial representation of the sculpture (e.g., drawings) before the corresponding authority. Hence, the court denied him any remedy whatsoever.

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